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Bifida

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae

Taxonomy
Bifida is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Atrypida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anoplothecinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Bifida Sepkoski
2002Bifida Williams et al. p. 1607

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAnoplothecoideaSchuchert 1894
familyAnoplothecidaeSchuchert 1894
subfamilyAnoplothecinaeSchuchert 1894
genusBifida

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Bifida
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:48:06
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:48:06
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 413.02000 to 383.40000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia B. lepica (12148)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia B. lepica (12102 12103 12104)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (Hessen) B. lepida (38349 38351)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) B. lepica, B. dahlia (12112)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain (Palencia) B. lepida (40351)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) B. sp. (26625)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Poland B. lepida (231675 231676)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany B. lepida (60141)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Nevada) B. sp. (2775)
Late/Upper Eifelian390.5 - 387.95Germany B. lepida (60140)
Late/Upper Eifelian390.5 - 387.95Morocco (Maider) B. lepida (234962)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) B. lepida (44122 44178)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4France (Bretagne) B. lepida (84091 84095 84100)